diff --git a/lib/suggested_topics_builder.rb b/lib/suggested_topics_builder.rb
index 9aec8a1da..bd4c3e54c 100644
--- a/lib/suggested_topics_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/suggested_topics_builder.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SuggestedTopicsBuilder
 
     # Only add results if we don't have those topic ids already
     results = results.where('topics.id NOT IN (?)', @excluded_topic_ids)
-                     .where(closed: false, archived: false, visible: true)
+                     .where(visible: true)
                      .to_a
                      .reject { |topic| @category_topic_ids.include?(topic.id) }
 
diff --git a/lib/topic_query.rb b/lib/topic_query.rb
index a1faa1cb5..c6f86c4f2 100644
--- a/lib/topic_query.rb
+++ b/lib/topic_query.rb
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class TopicQuery
     end
 
     def random_suggested(topic, count, excluded_topic_ids=[])
-      result = default_results(unordered: true, per_page: count)
+      result = default_results(unordered: true, per_page: count).where(closed: false, archived: false)
       excluded_topic_ids += Category.pluck(:topic_id).compact
       result = result.where("topics.id NOT IN (?)", excluded_topic_ids) unless excluded_topic_ids.empty?
 
diff --git a/spec/components/suggested_topics_builder_spec.rb b/spec/components/suggested_topics_builder_spec.rb
index dc2f17bfa..a10e3eddd 100644
--- a/spec/components/suggested_topics_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/suggested_topics_builder_spec.rb
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ describe SuggestedTopicsBuilder do
 
     end
 
-    context "adding invalid status topics" do
+    context "adding topics that are not open" do
       let!(:archived_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, archived: true)}
       let!(:closed_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, closed: true)}
       let!(:invisible_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, visible: false)}
 
-      it "doesn't add archived, closed or invisible topics" do
+      it "adds archived and closed, but not invisible topics" do
         builder.add_results(Topic)
-        builder.size.should == 0
+        builder.size.should == 2
         builder.should_not be_full
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/components/topic_query_spec.rb b/spec/components/topic_query_spec.rb
index 76f5f82a1..28e1410ed 100644
--- a/spec/components/topic_query_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/topic_query_spec.rb
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ describe TopicQuery do
       end
     end
 
-    context "anonymously browswing with invisible, closed and archived" do
+    context "anonymously browsing with invisible, closed and archived" do
       let!(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
       let!(:regular_topic) { Fabricate(:post, user: creator).topic }
       let!(:closed_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, closed: true) }
@@ -394,12 +394,20 @@ describe TopicQuery do
         let!(:closed_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, closed: true) }
         let!(:archived_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, archived: true) }
         let!(:invisible_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: creator, visible: false) }
+        let!(:fully_read_closed) { Fabricate(:post, user: creator).topic }
+        let!(:fully_read_archived) { Fabricate(:post, user: creator).topic }
 
         before do
           user.auto_track_topics_after_msecs = 0
           user.save
           TopicUser.update_last_read(user, partially_read.id, 0, 0)
           TopicUser.update_last_read(user, fully_read.id, 1, 0)
+          TopicUser.update_last_read(user, fully_read_closed.id, 1, 0)
+          TopicUser.update_last_read(user, fully_read_archived.id, 1, 0)
+          fully_read_closed.closed = true
+          fully_read_closed.save
+          fully_read_archived.archived = true
+          fully_read_archived.save
         end
 
         it "won't return new or fully read if there are enough partially read topics" do
@@ -407,14 +415,22 @@ describe TopicQuery do
           suggested_topics.should == [partially_read.id]
         end
 
-        it "won't fully read if there are enough partially read topics and new topics" do
-          SiteSetting.stubs(:suggested_topics).returns(2)
-          suggested_topics.should == [partially_read.id, new_topic.id]
+        it "won't return fully read if there are enough partially read topics and new topics" do
+          SiteSetting.stubs(:suggested_topics).returns(4)
+          suggested_topics[0].should == partially_read.id
+          suggested_topics[1,3].should include(new_topic.id)
+          suggested_topics[1,3].should include(closed_topic.id)
+          suggested_topics[1,3].should include(archived_topic.id)
         end
 
         it "returns unread, then new, then random" do
-          SiteSetting.stubs(:suggested_topics).returns(3)
-          suggested_topics.should == [partially_read.id, new_topic.id, fully_read.id]
+          SiteSetting.stubs(:suggested_topics).returns(7)
+          suggested_topics[0].should == partially_read.id
+          suggested_topics[1,3].should include(new_topic.id)
+          suggested_topics[1,3].should include(closed_topic.id)
+          suggested_topics[1,3].should include(archived_topic.id)
+          suggested_topics[4].should == fully_read.id
+          # random doesn't include closed and archived
         end
 
       end